Synaptricity Announces Flashback Plug-in
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Flashback, a revolutionary new “Back In Time Record Button™”, turns the traditional click-then-perform audio capture paradigm on its ear, essentially reversing it to one of perform-then-click. Flashback allows the Pro Tools user to capture all incoming audio on a track or master fader in a session and “record” and print it after it has occurred. Flashback opens up a whole new world of empowering possibilities for artists, engineers, and producers alike in the studio and on the road.
Recording artists can now be relieved of “record button anxiety”, performing in an environment no longer dominated by the rigidity of formal “takes”. Engineers and producers can live without “audio capture anxiety”, free from the fear that the Record button was not pressed in time, or that the Pro Tools’ transport might stop due to a resource issue during a “magical” performance. The sample artist can gather samples and source material after the fact, never missing that perfect sound source opportunity again.
Using its RAM-based buffer, Flashback faithfully captures all incoming audio on a track and/or master fader into your computer’s memory during the entire life of a session, independent of Pro Tools’ transport. The user may then at any time “freeze” the buffer and save the selected audio via the AudioSuite version of Flashback. Meanwhile, using its dual streaming/frozen switchover architecture, Flashback continues capturing all new incoming audio, never missing a sample between freeze events. Once the streaming buffer is filled (which may be sized between 1 and 15 minutes by the user) the spillover design lets older audio spill out while Flashback continues tracking all new audio.
Flashback is built upon a solid, CPU-efficient algorithm and buffer architecture. It is RAM-intensive, as all incoming audio is stored at the true sample rate and bit depth in core memory. But once running, Flashback is a lightweight process for your host CPU. Flashback operates in both mono and stereo modes, and supports all sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz. It is truly unique in its design, linking the real-time capability of RTAS and track-writing operations of AudioSuite. Flashback RTAS features include:
• Streaming buffer to capture incoming audio
• Frozen buffer to hold audio from a streaming buffer freeze event
• Selection slider to select a portion of the frozen buffer to print
• Buffer-sizing controls between 1 and 15 minutes
• Freeze button for post-performance “recording”
• VU meters/clip lights
• Buffer progress/selection meter and numerical displays
• Status display
Flashback AudioSuite is a basic interface, with standard AudioSuite plug-in controls, making track writing a very simple operation: pressing the “process” button.
Flashback 1.0 for Macintosh will be available at Synaptricity’s web store at www.synaptricity.com on January 25, 2007. Flashback requires a registered iLok and is compatible with Digidesign® Pro Tools on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintoshes. Flashback for Windows is scheduled for release early 2007.
About Synaptricity
Synaptricity, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Synaptricity's mission is to empower the audio production world by bringing to them classic – as well as never before heard or experienced – sounds, effects, and studio capabilities, through our original, intuitive audio products. Synaptricity is a Digidesign Development Partner.